Revenue and ARR Growth
Total revenue grew 6% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, and ARR increased 6% to $4.3 billion, with revenue growth reported on both a reported and constant currency basis.
Margin Expansion and Profitability
Normalized EBITDA rose 13% to $414 million with normalized EBITDA margin expanding by over 200 basis points to 33%, exceeding guide for the quarter.
Strong Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Free cash flow increased 15% to $474 million (trailing 12-month FCF $1.68 billion), with FCF conversion greater than 1:1 to normalized EBITDA; exited the quarter with $1.3 billion cash, $2.3 billion total liquidity and net leverage of 1.4x.
A&C Segment Outperformance
High-margin A&C revenue grew 12% to $0.5 billion; A&C ARR rose 10%; segment now represents roughly 40% of the business and segment EBITDA margin improved 110 basis points to 45%.
Airo AI Builder Early Traction
Airo AI Builder reached more than $10 million annualized bookings run rate within weeks of beta launch; monetization already scaling via subscriptions and credits and being sold through Care and godaddy.com distribution tests.
AI-Driven Efficiency and Care Improvements
AI deployments drove operational benefits: Airo Care tests improved support resolution rates roughly 50% in initial test and improved non-English market resolution by over 150%; Airo Care rolled out to more than 50 markets and 20 languages.
ARPU and Customer Quality Improvements
ARPU grew 9% to $246, retention remained above 85%, and cohorts using Airo show second-product attach accelerating ~30% faster versus non-Airo cohorts; customers spending >$500 annually represent ~10% of the base.
Capital Returns and Share Count Reduction
Repurchased 3 million shares for $280 million in the quarter, reducing fully diluted shares outstanding to 133 million and continuing a multi-year repurchase program that has reduced share count over 31% since 2022.